@@garethbuckley8739 if Macs were gaming friendly, offered a way to transfer my several TBs of storage from my current desktop over to a MacBook without purchasing less effective, less intuitive and more expensive external storage units, I’d sell my current desktop in a heartbeat to be on macOS. No matter the most extreme extents of deep Windows customisation I delve, it doesn’t look or feel half as good as stock iOS does and almost always gives me incompatibility and performance issues. At the moment, my ideal plan of action would be keeping my current PC, using it for gaming and a storage/streaming hub between all my devices and any other specific odd times when its graphical performance and 32gb of memory are required/preferred, but then spending the rest of my time on an M1 MacBook Air in conjunction with my iPad Mini 6. Oh how I crave to have input device handoff & continuity camera access
What I really appreciated was that you weren't just suggesting the apps, but you went through them, you talked about your use case or the main features of the apps, and THAT makes them really helpful or makes us understand if we would really need an app or not. Thanks Quinn!
@@snazzy I'd really love a recommendation for either a paid or free app to download videos from UA-cam, twitter, or anywhere else. There's so much sketchy stuff in this category.
Something that oddly enough is more prevalent in the Apple/Mac ecosystem. The quality of the paid/subscription apps is sometimes higher than free/open-source apps available for Windows/Linux, but very often they are not and ask prices that (to me) are ridiculous for what they offer. I guess the economics make sense for those developers, but that also means that the Mac user demographic likely keeps this situation intact as enough people are apparently willing to pay too much for very little functionality. Which makes me grateful for videos like this that show that there are indeed free apps out there that are awesome.
@@creeschthe most egregious one I’ve seen is an app called Rewind. It records your screen constantly and you can go back in time to see what you did or even search through any text shown on your screen. The catch? It’s $30/month for 10 rewinds. Just 10. Absolutely wild.
This has been one of the greatest list so far - and I am really impressed because I did watched most of your previous recommendations, and usually will only download maybe 2-3 out of the list. This time has been pretty awesome, downloaded almost all of them!
I can honestly say that I haven’t heard of any of these utilities and I’m probably going to install most of these now! Thanks for a very informative video!
Just downloaded shottr and one of the best features, in my opinion, is control + option + cmd + O (default shortcut) which lets you perform the same action as taking a screenshot over a text or QR code and it copies the detected data in your clipboard.
Velja, the most useful thing you didn't mention is that it allows to open specific links on specific browser profiles, so you can open work-related URLs on the work profile automatically
As someone who has, begrudgingly, been using Windows instead of MacOS for about seven years I was interested in what new productivity/convenience apps were available. I was incredibly happy to see some of my old go-tos are still around and the rest of the options Quinn presented looked great. In fact, once my M1 Mini arrives on Monday 10 of these apps are getting installed immediately. Thanks for helping me get off on the right foot, Quinn 👍🏻
Orion for the Win, Quinn this is the best application you have recommended. Finally I have icons and text on my bookmark bar. I finished watching your vid in Orion - this is just awsome, all these tools I do use capture quite a bit on my work machine (writing documentation) so I will give Shotr a go as well. Will look at the other tools as well, thanks for putting this together!!
Wow. Out of all the videos I've watched on productivity apps for Mac, this was by far the best. Most of these videos tend to cover the same apps repeatedly and I always skip through trying to find what I'm looking for/never watch the whole thing. This was the first time I actually watched one all the way through without skipping and literally wrote down like every single app to download lol. You showed genuinely helpful apps that I've never heard of before and for stuff that I haven't been able to find the right solution for. & you went into detail and showed us how to use it AND a bunch of different things it can be used for. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and keep up the great content!
16:52 What is the app Quinn is using to monitor his power usage? I can't seem to find a setting that turns that sort of thing on on neither iStat Menus nor Sensei. Or is there really any app that does this on Apple Silicon Macs (I think iStat Menus might only be able to do it on Intel Macs)?
19:30 There's a better alternative for *true* screen brightness control called MonitorControl. MonitorControl supports Display Data Channel (DDC) in addition to software dimming. Works like a charm. Maybe something to include in your next "macOS free apps you should be using" video? Cheers :)
This is the best video on UA-cam about useful apps for Mac. The best part is he is explaining all the major features of the apps and he is super excited about these apps. I just love it. Thanks for posting it.
Man IM LOVING the freebies. Especially raycast I just couldn't get into alfred but now I have something I like more than spotlight. Shottr as well absolutely insane especially for me as I screen shot multiple times a day. Dropover is once again amazing. Orion HOLY love the speed and feel of safari but man the add ons in Firefox is just better imo. Now I have both in one app. Imo this video had better apps than your other videos (not a bash just rather a compliment to this video). I have never watched a video and downloaded this many apps that I truly expect to stay on my Mac forever. I don't mind paying for apps I JUST HATE this subscription model.
@@makasete30 yea I'm not sold on raycast. It does a lot of cool stuff but nothing that Alfred couldn't adopt. The latter has been developing for many many years and they have a clear business model. I am however happy that there is some new competition in this Spotlight-on-crack space.
Thank you Mr. Snazzy! You’ve solved most of my current issues with Mac OS (as paid alternatives have gone defunct or been lost to OS and hardware transitions) in a single video. This video was worth my sub to the channel all by itself:-).
@@thisisayushpandey I'm assuming they have some sort of line-jumping mechanism for reviewers. If not Quinn can hit me up and I can invite him. I still have an invite left 😁
10:42 There is only one thing I miss when it comes to screenshots; and this would be to paste OCRed text. SHIFT + CTRL + CMD + 4, I would like to be able to push CMD + V as pr system defaults, however it would be nice to be able to push CMD + OPT + V to paste an OCRed interpretation.
wow gotta admit, after a while i just started believing that continuing to watch these videos just becomes reduntant, but goddam, so many gems in here, this is great. 2 i use daily are: - rectangle, which allows you to send the selected app to another screen, or another position within the same screen, all with keyboard shortcuts. a must for at least people with multiple screens, but great overall - fluor, which allows to bypass the FN keys (volume, etc.), for a specific program only. great when using software that uses FN keys for shortcuts, but when wanting to use the keys as intended otherwise (hope i explained this well enough)
I would certainly include "DaVinci Resolve". It's has a free version and does Cinema Camera Editor, Color Grading, Audio Editing, 3D Editing, AV Database and renders out to suit most platforms on the web, all in one program.
Dang, like a lot of people I watch too many of these ‘free add-ins’ videos. But this was great. Lots of great solutions to organisational problems, with lively but always on-point intros. Many thanks. Subbed
As a developer I already know I will love Raycast (7:07) as there are already so many Extensions that tap into so many corners of what I do daily. Also love the Keyboard-Based navigation it uses. I have found out about it through this video about 2h ago and am still setting it up with all the stuff I want and it feels absolutely great 😂
For Orion, I really like the built-in vertical tab bar+nested tab behavior, and the Overflow menu (in toolbar) for all my extensions! Love love love Raycast, it even has a built in "Hand Mirror" btw!
I don't think QuickShade works like that, because the mouse pointer stays the same. I think it uses an accessibility API, or it changes the colour profile. Also, what Mail client do you suggest, that also has an iOS client and supports handoff etc. ?
OK, this time you got me, Quinn. I LOVE Orion! And Raycast is getting taken for a spin… You also caught me at a time when I just discovered some goodies in System Preferences > Accessibility, so here are a couple for your next video: - You can keep all proxy icons (now "title icons") visible always by checking Accessibility > Display > Display > Show window title icons. - If you have multiple monitors, you can keep one screen as a permanently zoomed view of the other(s) by choosing Accessibiity > Zoom > Zoom style > Full screen, then clicking Choose Display… - You can get back all the Classic - and international - speech voices in Accessibility > Spoken Content > System Voice: > Customize… - Keyboard warriors can control everything with clickety-clackety keys by turning on Accessibility > Keyboard > Enable Full Keyboard Access. - You can create custom button bars that control window features, run AppleScripts, press keys, run Shortcuts, and do all sorts of other things by visiting Accessibility > Keyboard > Viewer > Panel Editor and creating a new panel using the GUI there. Save the panel, then bring up the keyboard viewer, click the "…” in the top-right corner, then Custom Panels… > (whatever you called your panel). - You can make spring-loaded folders open faster in Accessibility > Pointer Control > Mouse & Trackpad > Spring-Loading delay
You never disappoint when you make these kind of videos! I had just discovered Shottr a couple of days ago, but you still showed me features I was not aware of. So much gold in here that I need to watch again and again. Thanks Quinn!
Great apps. In your comment area where you mention the apps, e.g. 07:07 - Raycast, would you mind also giving just a very brief description of what it does? I know I can go to the timecode and listen to it again, but it would be so handy if the description was just there. Thanks.
I am super glad that I found you, I am a Windows user for years now and I have hardly spent time with macOS and I always had this misconception thinking that I have to pay for all these nick nack softwares to get a better experience and manage Macos which is completely free if I am using Windows. But your suggestions make me think that it isn't going to be that hard to switch. Thanks a lot mate, this video was an eye opener for me.
Dude. Thank you for this video. I lead a customer support team for a technology company and are literally going to use some of these EVERY DAY. I’ve been a huge fan of your content for many years, and so appreciate these tips from one Mac power user to another!
i love your content more and more these days. Well thought out and well presented with great production values and most importantly very good advice. This video is much like some of your earlier ones that opened my eyes to alternative apps youcan use and stuff that just makes the cult of mac a little less opaque. I will be getting almost all of htese apps and i loved the delivery and style so keep up the good work
I've been using Shottr since this video came out, and it's definitely a game changer. I have to take a lot of screenshots for my Linux class and this makes it so easy to copy and paste the images into my word document. No more speeding to grab the screenshot in the corner of the screen and then drop it into the document. It's amazing!
Orion is AMAZING!! I found it a little while ago, and I love it, can't wait till they bring it to Windows as they've planned for the future, so I can completely get rid of Chrome! Now OnyX on the other hand, I haven't heard of them In so long, I hear more about Clean My MacX more than anything.
i just installed Orion to try it out and its incredibly slow and laggy. unusable for me tbh. im on a 2018 intel MBP, maybe its only usable for people on apple silicon? or maybe its because im on Big Sur still. either way its awful currently.
@@Ankazarwarrior yeah I updated to Monterey as I’ve been meaning to for ages, and its still totally unusable. So looks like it’s really only optimised for m1 and up
“That’s the reason why I am in love with you” That's exactly why I love your videos about apps: because you are the only one who really finds new and unique tools. And because you are also the only one who can show the real benefit of the tools. Always a great pleasure to watch your videos 😊
I thought I had a good knowledge of Mac apps but this has opened my eyes to many I didn’t know existed - very useful indeed. Photo and video apps outside the mainstream Photoshop/Final Cut would also be a really worthwhile. Many thanks 👍🏻
Wow props I really like Orion it's everything I wish safari would be with more customizations and extensions. I would like to see compact tab bars, but it's not there maybe in a future update. Thanks for the video very informative stuff!
Oh my god you're a lifesaver. I have an HP gaming monitor which even at lowest brightness, is really bright for nights. I am in love with the Quickshade. Thanks a lot!!!!!
Thank you so much for this and many other super useful videos. I really like your content, but your macOS Apps/Tips kind of videos are simply in a league of their own. In this Tech UA-cam era there is a lot of quality content out there BUT you continue to impress me with different cool topics, your approach to them and your pleasant style of presenting it all to us! I've been using macOS for the last 20 years and I am constantly on the lookout for some great new macOS apps.. paid or free.. so seeing a video with some free new apps that can be useful is something that very rarely can surprise me. And even if it does, I would download an app or two, not more. I downloaded most of the apps you listed in the video and I am very happy with them :). Thank you very much and as always stay snazzy! :D
First time viewer and subscriber, and this was incredible. The one question I have is what program do you use for filming where your Picture in Picture video was changing size etc. That looked incredibly professional and engaging. Thank you
Thank you for the free app videos. Every time I get ready to go back to university with my old MacBook, you are there for me. I remember watching these videos when you had no beard. We have both come a long way, and can't wait for the next video.
This was absolutely amazing - loads of new stuff! I really think these software-focused videos are an area, where you excel. Would love to hear more on email alternatives til Apple Mail.
This was FANTASTIC!!! Just got a new MacBookAir after 10 years. I loved my old mac because I knew it and didn't have to think about it. I am not computer sauvy at all. It takes me forever to learn something new and I hate wasting time learning, uploading, downloading, undoing, and bugging the hell out of my son. I just want to use my computer and get things done. To get up to speed I have been to all the mac guy sites and I just ended up even more frustrated and confused. You are the best. You were an answer to a prayer. I am a senior on fixed income and I don't have a lot of time or money. Please don't take my small donation as an insult. It is a very small gesture of my sincerest gratitude. Thank you!!!!!
I'll be getting a new MacOs device for the new year 2023 to start fresh and unclutter my mind. And if I can help it, the one thing I will never do is install 3rd party apps that cluttered and bloated my Windows laptops. MacOS is a robust and wholesome operating system. It's built-in apps do nearly 100% of your everyday productivity computing tasks.
@@neekster28 I might have to check it out, floating notes is just a small floating note you can copy and paste that is just there with like 4 colour options and it's very basic, but done well. Do you have a link to Notion?
Great video. Love the "Dropzone, ooops no, Dropover" gaff at 7:02 I'm already using Dropzone because of one of your earlier recommendation, but might switch.
i've had different macs my whole life. always complained about how inefficient some stuff is. didn't know powerful tools like these existed. thanks for this vid! gonna install most of them now.
This vid popped up on recommended for me. Being quite the nerd, I rarely find anything new from these types of vids but Dropover was an instant install / buy and Hidden Bar was an awesome replacement for my old copy of Bartender. Thank you sir!
This has to be the best "free apps for mac" video I've seen in a while in UA-cam. I think I'll use at least 6 of these apps. Really Snazzy never dissapoints !
Mission Effin Accomplished! As another commenter stated, this is the 1st video in a LONG time where i actually want to download these apps, it feels fresh and not as redundant as many of these same type of vids are. A+ sir.
Lol, it's really cute how sweet you are freaking out over the shottr features 😂 I like nerdy stuff as well and some of the features are cool, but I litterally don't know where I should use any of those apps. 🤷🏼♀ But it was fun watching you 👍🏻
Oh my gosh, this video was absolutely amazing! Your way of explaining things is both entertaining and informative. I was completely engrossed, eagerly soaking up all the knowledge you were sharing. This video was truly outstanding, my friend!
Although not free, Sindre Sorhus, the creator of the Velja and One Thing apps shown in this video, also has an app called Dato. It integrates calendar and is able to notify you of upcoming events, join Zoom/Teams/Meet meetings with a single click (no web browser needed) and shows any upcoming event in the menu bar. Been using it for a year now and it's indispensible for me. Highly recommended!
Dang, usually these videos (not yours, other creators) are apps so niche I would never use but find cool. These are freaking awesome and I would use nearly all of them. 10/10 video, thank you!
Thankssss. I'm currently using windows because of my job, but when i return to mac i'll for sure revisit this video and download almost all the apps, amazing quinn, as always.
Thank You, Great video as a new Mac user I am feeling overwhelmed and a little bit lost, but recently I have found your channels and a lot of stuff is starting to change. Again thanks for making great content. Cheers
Thanks for the useful recommendations! I went through some lists of free/open source apps when I just got my mac, only to find out that most videos on youtube only recommend the obvious choices that I'd already installed by that point. So thanks a lot for your research! :)
Like someone else said, the first time i see a video of mac apps (and i've seen a lot of them) and i download and find interesting and useful more than 5 apps xD what a great job you did on this video and i love the way you talk and explain things!
Dude this video was full on amazing. I’m getting a new MacBook soon after a couple years stuck in WindowsLand, and lemme tell ya: your Dropover demo had my heart racing in excitement. There are just no good apps like this on Windows.
amazing content! but not surprising, beacause all of your content is great! would you consider making a in-depth Alfred vs Raycast video? this would be awesome
For the first time in one of these tool showcases, I feel like actually downloading the majority of these, because they are actually really useful.
I’ll add to this, this makes me want to swap to MacOS
@@Blodwynnn I swapped recently and these apps and the others Snazzy has recommended have made the transition so much better
@@garethbuckley8739 if Macs were gaming friendly, offered a way to transfer my several TBs of storage from my current desktop over to a MacBook without purchasing less effective, less intuitive and more expensive external storage units, I’d sell my current desktop in a heartbeat to be on macOS. No matter the most extreme extents of deep Windows customisation I delve, it doesn’t look or feel half as good as stock iOS does and almost always gives me incompatibility and performance issues.
At the moment, my ideal plan of action would be keeping my current PC, using it for gaming and a storage/streaming hub between all my devices and any other specific odd times when its graphical performance and 32gb of memory are required/preferred, but then spending the rest of my time on an M1 MacBook Air in conjunction with my iPad Mini 6. Oh how I crave to have input device handoff & continuity camera access
Quinn is an old school mac user, and not a millenial influencer ding dong idiot running their facehole without engaging their gray and white matter
@@Blodwynnn more or less what i have, a linux pc for gaming and a macbook pro for doing work
What I really appreciated was that you weren't just suggesting the apps, but you went through them, you talked about your use case or the main features of the apps, and THAT makes them really helpful or makes us understand if we would really need an app or not. Thanks Quinn!
Thanks!
@@snazzy Sir is there something like Velja for the iPhone?
Couldn't agree more!
@@snazzy I'd really love a recommendation for either a paid or free app to download videos from UA-cam, twitter, or anywhere else. There's so much sketchy stuff in this category.
Glad to see there’s still some awesome free apps out there in an age of subscription based apps being the default now
Things you can't avoid: Death, Taxes, Ads or Subscriptions 😭
Thank you fellow nerds for these wonderful gems.
Something that oddly enough is more prevalent in the Apple/Mac ecosystem. The quality of the paid/subscription apps is sometimes higher than free/open-source apps available for Windows/Linux, but very often they are not and ask prices that (to me) are ridiculous for what they offer. I guess the economics make sense for those developers, but that also means that the Mac user demographic likely keeps this situation intact as enough people are apparently willing to pay too much for very little functionality.
Which makes me grateful for videos like this that show that there are indeed free apps out there that are awesome.
Thank god, its starting to get ridiculous
@@creesch This is what I noticed when I made the switch to Mac, too. The "cost of living" in macOS is much higher.
@@creeschthe most egregious one I’ve seen is an app called Rewind. It records your screen constantly and you can go back in time to see what you did or even search through any text shown on your screen.
The catch? It’s $30/month for 10 rewinds. Just 10. Absolutely wild.
00:00 - Cutie Patooties
00:09 - Orion (Browser)
01:55 - Velja
03:40 - Later
04:36 - Dropover
07:07 - Raycast
10:42 - Shottr
14:06 - ImageOptim
16:06 - CopyClip
16:48 - Hidden Bar
18:15 - Hand Mirror
18:57 - QuickShade
19:52 - OnyX
24:20 - One Thing
Dropzone is better than dropover
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That's already in the video description.
This has been one of the greatest list so far - and I am really impressed because I did watched most of your previous recommendations, and usually will only download maybe 2-3 out of the list. This time has been pretty awesome, downloaded almost all of them!
I can honestly say that I haven’t heard of any of these utilities and I’m probably going to install most of these now! Thanks for a very informative video!
Snazzy never disappoints. Never.
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In Snazzy we trust 🙏
Yes he does
Just downloaded shottr and one of the best features, in my opinion, is control + option + cmd + O (default shortcut) which lets you perform the same action as taking a screenshot over a text or QR code and it copies the detected data in your clipboard.
Oh wow! Didn’t even know about this!
Shottr and Dropover is awesome. I purchased the pro version of Dropover immediately. Thanks for the tips Snazzy.
Velja, the most useful thing you didn't mention is that it allows to open specific links on specific browser profiles, so you can open work-related URLs on the work profile automatically
thanks.. similar to velja, for iOS, any app or trick to use youtube links in any browser like orion/edge/chrome/firefox INSTEAD of UA-cam app?
As someone who has, begrudgingly, been using Windows instead of MacOS for about seven years I was interested in what new productivity/convenience apps were available. I was incredibly happy to see some of my old go-tos are still around and the rest of the options Quinn presented looked great. In fact, once my M1 Mini arrives on Monday 10 of these apps are getting installed immediately. Thanks for helping me get off on the right foot, Quinn 👍🏻
This is by far the best "Mac app video" you've made. The editing, pace and your persona is just great. Thank you. :)
Orion for the Win, Quinn this is the best application you have recommended. Finally I have icons and text on my bookmark bar. I finished watching your vid in Orion - this is just awsome, all these tools I do use capture quite a bit on my work machine (writing documentation) so I will give Shotr a go as well. Will look at the other tools as well, thanks for putting this together!!
Wow. Out of all the videos I've watched on productivity apps for Mac, this was by far the best. Most of these videos tend to cover the same apps repeatedly and I always skip through trying to find what I'm looking for/never watch the whole thing. This was the first time I actually watched one all the way through without skipping and literally wrote down like every single app to download lol. You showed genuinely helpful apps that I've never heard of before and for stuff that I haven't been able to find the right solution for. & you went into detail and showed us how to use it AND a bunch of different things it can be used for. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and keep up the great content!
Thank you so much for telling me about Orion! This is just what i have been looking for for years!!!❤
16:52 What is the app Quinn is using to monitor his power usage? I can't seem to find a setting that turns that sort of thing on on neither iStat Menus nor Sensei. Or is there really any app that does this on Apple Silicon Macs (I think iStat Menus might only be able to do it on Intel Macs)?
19:30 There's a better alternative for *true* screen brightness control called MonitorControl. MonitorControl supports Display Data Channel (DDC) in addition to software dimming. Works like a charm. Maybe something to include in your next "macOS free apps you should be using" video?
Cheers :)
MonitorControl is so good, big vouch
Came here to say this
Yes, MonitorControl is a much better option and it's 100% free too!
Flux is the winner
@@ghost-user559 Flux is a product of a different category. It does not support hardware manipulation via DDC.
This is the best video on UA-cam about useful apps for Mac. The best part is he is explaining all the major features of the apps and he is super excited about these apps. I just love it. Thanks for posting it.
Man IM LOVING the freebies. Especially raycast I just couldn't get into alfred but now I have something I like more than spotlight. Shottr as well absolutely insane especially for me as I screen shot multiple times a day. Dropover is once again amazing. Orion HOLY love the speed and feel of safari but man the add ons in Firefox is just better imo. Now I have both in one app. Imo this video had better apps than your other videos (not a bash just rather a compliment to this video). I have never watched a video and downloaded this many apps that I truly expect to stay on my Mac forever. I don't mind paying for apps I JUST HATE this subscription model.
I wonder how long raycast will be free for….
@@makasete30 yea I'm not sold on raycast. It does a lot of cool stuff but nothing that Alfred couldn't adopt. The latter has been developing for many many years and they have a clear business model. I am however happy that there is some new competition in this Spotlight-on-crack space.
Thank you Mr. Snazzy! You’ve solved most of my current issues with Mac OS (as paid alternatives have gone defunct or been lost to OS and hardware transitions) in a single video. This video was worth my sub to the channel all by itself:-).
I liked Orion a lot but I'm trying ARC right now and I really like it so far. Would love to see you review it.
I’ll have to check it out!
@@snazzy Good luck getting an invite!
@@thisisayushpandey I'm assuming they have some sort of line-jumping mechanism for reviewers. If not Quinn can hit me up and I can invite him. I still have an invite left 😁
@@StuartGelin( I'll rather hit you up and get the invite myself lol)
@@snazzy Arc is amazing, you should really try it out.
10:42 There is only one thing I miss when it comes to screenshots; and this would be to paste OCRed text. SHIFT + CTRL + CMD + 4, I would like to be able to push CMD + V as pr system defaults, however it would be nice to be able to push CMD + OPT + V to paste an OCRed interpretation.
wow gotta admit, after a while i just started believing that continuing to watch these videos just becomes reduntant, but goddam, so many gems in here, this is great.
2 i use daily are:
- rectangle, which allows you to send the selected app to another screen, or another position within the same screen, all with keyboard shortcuts. a must for at least people with multiple screens, but great overall
- fluor, which allows to bypass the FN keys (volume, etc.), for a specific program only. great when using software that uses FN keys for shortcuts, but when wanting to use the keys as intended otherwise (hope i explained this well enough)
I would certainly include "DaVinci Resolve". It's has a free version and does Cinema Camera Editor, Color Grading, Audio Editing, 3D Editing, AV Database and renders out to suit most platforms on the web, all in one program.
The Shottr one was so useful, its basically windows native tool for screenshots. Big thank you!!
What's wrong with Shift+Cmd+4 tho?
@@DanielGonzalezC nothing
Dang, like a lot of people I watch too many of these ‘free add-ins’ videos. But this was great. Lots of great solutions to organisational problems, with lively but always on-point intros. Many thanks. Subbed
As a developer I already know I will love Raycast (7:07) as there are already so many Extensions that tap into so many corners of what I do daily. Also love the Keyboard-Based navigation it uses. I have found out about it through this video about 2h ago and am still setting it up with all the stuff I want and it feels absolutely great 😂
Yeah...us developers really love the keyboard navigation.
For Orion, I really like the built-in vertical tab bar+nested tab behavior, and the Overflow menu (in toolbar) for all my extensions!
Love love love Raycast, it even has a built in "Hand Mirror" btw!
I don't think QuickShade works like that, because the mouse pointer stays the same. I think it uses an accessibility API, or it changes the colour profile.
Also, what Mail client do you suggest, that also has an iOS client and supports handoff etc. ?
OK, this time you got me, Quinn. I LOVE Orion! And Raycast is getting taken for a spin…
You also caught me at a time when I just discovered some goodies in System Preferences > Accessibility, so here are a couple for your next video:
- You can keep all proxy icons (now "title icons") visible always by checking Accessibility > Display > Display > Show window title icons.
- If you have multiple monitors, you can keep one screen as a permanently zoomed view of the other(s) by choosing Accessibiity > Zoom > Zoom style > Full screen, then clicking Choose Display…
- You can get back all the Classic - and international - speech voices in Accessibility > Spoken Content > System Voice: > Customize…
- Keyboard warriors can control everything with clickety-clackety keys by turning on Accessibility > Keyboard > Enable Full Keyboard Access.
- You can create custom button bars that control window features, run AppleScripts, press keys, run Shortcuts, and do all sorts of other things by visiting Accessibility > Keyboard > Viewer > Panel Editor and creating a new panel using the GUI there. Save the panel, then bring up the keyboard viewer, click the "…” in the top-right corner, then Custom Panels… > (whatever you called your panel).
- You can make spring-loaded folders open faster in Accessibility > Pointer Control > Mouse & Trackpad > Spring-Loading delay
You never disappoint when you make these kind of videos! I had just discovered Shottr a couple of days ago, but you still showed me features I was not aware of. So much gold in here that I need to watch again and again. Thanks Quinn!
Great apps. In your comment area where you mention the apps, e.g. 07:07 - Raycast, would you mind also giving just a very brief description of what it does? I know I can go to the timecode and listen to it again, but it would be so handy if the description was just there. Thanks.
I am super glad that I found you, I am a Windows user for years now and I have hardly spent time with macOS and I always had this misconception thinking that I have to pay for all these nick nack softwares to get a better experience and manage Macos which is completely free if I am using Windows. But your suggestions make me think that it isn't going to be that hard to switch. Thanks a lot mate, this video was an eye opener for me.
Those camera transitions are so beautiful and smooth, good job
Never heard about Orion. As a Safari user, I will give it a try.
Dude. Thank you for this video.
I lead a customer support team for a technology company and are literally going to use some of these EVERY DAY.
I’ve been a huge fan of your content for many years, and so appreciate these tips from one Mac power user to another!
i love your content more and more these days. Well thought out and well presented with great production values and most importantly very good advice. This video is much like some of your earlier ones that opened my eyes to alternative apps youcan use and stuff that just makes the cult of mac a little less opaque. I will be getting almost all of htese apps and i loved the delivery and style so keep up the good work
I've been using Shottr since this video came out, and it's definitely a game changer. I have to take a lot of screenshots for my Linux class and this makes it so easy to copy and paste the images into my word document. No more speeding to grab the screenshot in the corner of the screen and then drop it into the document. It's amazing!
Glad to hear it!! :)
Orion is AMAZING!! I found it a little while ago, and I love it, can't wait till they bring it to Windows as they've planned for the future, so I can completely get rid of Chrome! Now OnyX on the other hand, I haven't heard of them In so long, I hear more about Clean My MacX more than anything.
Wish the tab layout/look was like Firefox/chrome because I feel like safari looks weird
i just installed Orion to try it out and its incredibly slow and laggy. unusable for me tbh. im on a 2018 intel MBP, maybe its only usable for people on apple silicon? or maybe its because im on Big Sur still. either way its awful currently.
@@vvvictoriav5958 I agree
@@vvvictoriav5958 Super smooth for me. Running on m1 currently
@@Ankazarwarrior yeah I updated to Monterey as I’ve been meaning to for ages, and its still totally unusable. So looks like it’s really only optimised for m1 and up
“That’s the reason why I am in love with you”
That's exactly why I love your videos about apps: because you are the only one who really finds new and unique tools. And because you are also the only one who can show the real benefit of the tools.
Always a great pleasure to watch your videos 😊
I thought I had a good knowledge of Mac apps but this has opened my eyes to many I didn’t know existed - very useful indeed.
Photo and video apps outside the mainstream Photoshop/Final Cut would also be a really worthwhile.
Many thanks 👍🏻
Man this is probably one of the most valuable episodes for Mac that I've ever seen. You have won another subscriber.
Wow props I really like Orion it's everything I wish safari would be with more customizations and extensions. I would like to see compact tab bars, but it's not there maybe in a future update. Thanks for the video very informative stuff!
This video is GEM 👌👌👌 I'm already using these app
1. Shottr
2. Hiddenbar
Both are good!
Oh my god you're a lifesaver. I have an HP gaming monitor which even at lowest brightness, is really bright for nights. I am in love with the Quickshade. Thanks a lot!!!!!
Thank you so much for this and many other super useful videos. I really like your content, but your macOS Apps/Tips kind of videos are simply in a league of their own. In this Tech UA-cam era there is a lot of quality content out there BUT you continue to impress me with different cool topics, your approach to them and your pleasant style of presenting it all to us! I've been using macOS for the last 20 years and I am constantly on the lookout for some great new macOS apps.. paid or free.. so seeing a video with some free new apps that can be useful is something that very rarely can surprise me. And even if it does, I would download an app or two, not more. I downloaded most of the apps you listed in the video and I am very happy with them :). Thank you very much and as always stay snazzy! :D
This is such a dope video. Exponentially improved my workflow. Thank you!
First time viewer and subscriber, and this was incredible. The one question I have is what program do you use for filming where your Picture in Picture video was changing size etc. That looked incredibly professional and engaging. Thank you
excellent tips! 👏😎
Thank you for the free app videos. Every time I get ready to go back to university with my old MacBook, you are there for me. I remember watching these videos when you had no beard. We have both come a long way, and can't wait for the next video.
This was absolutely amazing - loads of new stuff! I really think these software-focused videos are an area, where you excel. Would love to hear more on email alternatives til Apple Mail.
I recommend Spark! Lots of great features, and it looks good too!
This was FANTASTIC!!! Just got a new MacBookAir after 10 years. I loved my old mac because I knew it and didn't have to think about it. I am not computer sauvy at all. It takes me forever to learn something new and I hate wasting time learning, uploading, downloading, undoing, and bugging the hell out of my son. I just want to use my computer and get things done. To get up to speed I have been to all the mac guy sites and I just ended up even more frustrated and confused. You are the best. You were an answer to a prayer. I am a senior on fixed income and I don't have a lot of time or money. Please don't take my small donation as an insult. It is a very small gesture of my sincerest gratitude. Thank you!!!!!
I'll be getting a new MacOs device for the new year 2023 to start fresh and unclutter my mind. And if I can help it, the one thing I will never do is install 3rd party apps that cluttered and bloated my Windows laptops. MacOS is a robust and wholesome operating system. It's built-in apps do nearly 100% of your everyday productivity computing tasks.
Shottr is a godsend, thanks for the rec!
hey how do you get the temps, voltage, etc reading at the top bar? Thanks
Istats
Thanks for the suggestions! FYI the Hand Mirror link in your description didn't work, for some reason. Super helpful info-I appreciate it!
My two favorites are Cron and Notion. Talk about a dynamic duo. They are amazing.
What do they do?
@@Kami_YT Notion is a super powerful note taking app and Cron is a calendar app
@@neekster28Better then floating notes?
@@Kami_YT I haven't used floating notes, but Notion offers SO MUCH functionality. The database feature is especially helpful for me.
@@neekster28 I might have to check it out, floating notes is just a small floating note you can copy and paste that is just there with like 4 colour options and it's very basic, but done well. Do you have a link to Notion?
This is the first video in ages that actually helped me. Kudos!
Awesome apps. I like how you just stare at us for a second after the end of each app. 😂
Great video. Love the "Dropzone, ooops no, Dropover" gaff at 7:02 I'm already using Dropzone because of one of your earlier recommendation, but might switch.
You've probably just put Shottr on the target for Apple acquisition if it isn't already with this review.
Something like Hidden Bar should also be integrated into MacOS (perhaps a wee bit more compact).
What system monitor is that at 18:03 in the menu bar? showing the Ram, SSD, and up/down etc.
some of these seem to have total control and access of our data.. can anyone confirm whether its safe or not?
I will definitely install these here:
- Later
- Dropover
- Shottr
- Hidden Bar
- Hand Mirror
Absolutely lost it being called a “cutie patootie” so out of pocket I can’t stop laughing
i've had different macs my whole life. always complained about how inefficient some stuff is. didn't know powerful tools like these existed. thanks for this vid! gonna install most of them now.
Dropover is not free, 14 days trial
He stated that in the video. Did you actually watch it?
@@paulmaseman2171 no
@@paulmaseman2171clickbait
This vid popped up on recommended for me. Being quite the nerd, I rarely find anything new from these types of vids but Dropover was an instant install / buy and Hidden Bar was an awesome replacement for my old copy of Bartender. Thank you sir!
Dropover is not free..
This has to be the best "free apps for mac" video I've seen in a while in UA-cam. I think I'll use at least 6 of these apps. Really Snazzy never dissapoints !
Mission Effin Accomplished! As another commenter stated, this is the 1st video in a LONG time where i actually want to download these apps, it feels fresh and not as redundant as many of these same type of vids are. A+ sir.
Lol, it's really cute how sweet you are freaking out over the shottr features 😂 I like nerdy stuff as well and some of the features are cool, but I litterally don't know where I should use any of those apps. 🤷🏼♀ But it was fun watching you 👍🏻
Brooo, I love your energy!!! It is hard nowadays to find UA-camrs that really like what they do beside the money!!!! Keep it up !!!!!
Oh my gosh, this video was absolutely amazing! Your way of explaining things is both entertaining and informative. I was completely engrossed, eagerly soaking up all the knowledge you were sharing. This video was truly outstanding, my friend!
3:57 what is the app u used to show ram, temp, network, ssd? i think it's not iStats cause it's different😅
Just want to mention MonitorControl for the screen brightness. It do both software and hardware brightness control
What is the app that shows you the system monitor in the hidden bar? At 17:22. Thanks!
Although not free, Sindre Sorhus, the creator of the Velja and One Thing apps shown in this video, also has an app called Dato. It integrates calendar and is able to notify you of upcoming events, join Zoom/Teams/Meet meetings with a single click (no web browser needed) and shows any upcoming event in the menu bar.
Been using it for a year now and it's indispensible for me. Highly recommended!
Is better to use OnyX or Appcleaner to delete application? Thank You
There is cute paw icon app in menu bar (around 5:50 min in the video). Which one is that? I tried searching on Google but no clue…..
Dang, usually these videos (not yours, other creators) are apps so niche I would never use but find cool.
These are freaking awesome and I would use nearly all of them.
10/10 video, thank you!
Is there any advantages for using later over spaces?
I actually dowloaded like half the stuff you recommended. First video with a good list of apps. Thanks mate.
I did not know about the spacebar shortcut when screenshotting a window with CMD+Shift+4! Thanks for that.
Thankssss. I'm currently using windows because of my job, but when i return to mac i'll for sure revisit this video and download almost all the apps, amazing quinn, as always.
Thank You, Great video as a new Mac user I am feeling overwhelmed and a little bit lost, but recently I have found your channels and a lot of stuff is starting to change. Again thanks for making great content.
Cheers
For the first time I clicked on bell icon and turned on notifications. Really liked all the free Apps. Thanks
Thanks for the useful recommendations! I went through some lists of free/open source apps when I just got my mac, only to find out that most videos on youtube only recommend the obvious choices that I'd already installed by that point. So thanks a lot for your research! :)
I wanna know what widgets you have in your menu bar! They all look like ones I would use too!
Oh boy, OnyX still lives on! What a throwback! Thanks!
Wow! Thanks, I was looking for a web browser like Orion!
Great video mate. That hidden bar is superb. Just discovered your channel and loving the vids.
I've seen a lot of these types of videos, but this is the best by far. Downloaded most of these apps. Top class video
Like someone else said, the first time i see a video of mac apps (and i've seen a lot of them) and i download and find interesting and useful more than 5 apps xD what a great job you did on this video and i love the way you talk and explain things!
WOW.... You actually typed "you" on that search bar thing without hesitating, without any fear, without even thinking the outcome.
I'm impressed.
Heard of and use a fair bit of the apps mentioned, but cheers for mentioning Later and Orion browser adding them right now!
Dude this video was full on amazing. I’m getting a new MacBook soon after a couple years stuck in WindowsLand, and lemme tell ya: your Dropover demo had my heart racing in excitement. There are just no good apps like this on Windows.
Thank you Quinn. installed a few of these which says a lot about the quality of what you post. most times I go meh and don't install anything!
Just wanted to thank you for the tips on great apps. You have no idea how much I needed some of these. You’re great…keep up the great work!
amazing content! but not surprising, beacause all of your content is great!
would you consider making a in-depth Alfred vs Raycast video? this would be awesome